[SUCCESS] Gigabyte Designare Z390 (Thunderbolt 3) + i7-9700K + AMD RX 580

[nifranza]

@CaseySJ Is there a comprehensive guide for creating a bootable USB for macOS install strictly from Windows?

 

[Chevron]

Hey @Chevron I know someone else who had Logic Pro X crash on startup on his build. Did you happen to work at a large recording studio in Bermondsey, London? I am sure you have tried all the things here https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT200260 The fact it is working fine on your backup suggests that it is something conflicting or got corrupted on your main system as the hardware and clover config will be identical.

I'm also an audio user almost exclusively Pro Tools but also have Logic Pro just to be able to export out any projects I am sent. My system is on the latest Mojave, with all the app and security updates applied, and I just checked again for the first time in months and Logic opened fine so again I am sure it isn't a hackintosh related issue. I have a mate who uses a MacBook pro and he had to downgrade back to version 10.4.4 because of startup crashes after updating.

Going back to your initial post, you totally could "freeze" your system as it is and run it for years, but personally as someone who has been mixing exclusively off hackintosh builds for a decade now I always try and keep updated with the technical developments in the community. Whether that is the boot loaders, kexts, hardware compatibility etc.

The beauty of having a completely self built modular computer is you can swap and change out any part you like without the expense of a whole new computer. Only recently thanks to this thread I have added full thunderbolt 3 with a flashed add in card to my computer which I never thought would be possible. My motherboard received a BIOS update last year to make it compatible with 9th generation CPUs so I was able to easily swap over an 8700k for the 9900ks. So keeping yourself, if not necessary your machine up to date on what is happening for your hardware can be really worth a bit of reading up every week. I see for the Designare users only in the past few days there is now a way to make the native wifi and bluetooth work!

Clover and open core are under constant development as well as the kexts that power our machines so I do try and keep them up to date myself. I got stung a few times in the past falling the 'update to the latest clover' on some guides without realising that some serious stuff underneath had been changed so the config.plist needed to be updated. Now I try and keep all that side of things as up to date as possible, while still making sure it is Mojave compatible as I will remain on this system for a while yet for plugin and audio interface compatibility. What it does mean though, having already corrected as much as possible in terms of SSDT, configs, kexts etc that when the time does come to move up to a new macOS I shouldn't be faced with a mass of troubleshooting, or worse yet a complete reinstall nightmare with plugin and software authorisations!

Hey c0c0p0ps, yes I am a familiar face at that studio in Bermondsey Thanks massively for your help, the machine is still going strong!

My Logic issue is more one of those I'd like fixed, but don't really need it. So I keep putting off investigating. When I get some time I will try again, perhaps reinstall it and thanks for the link that will help me cover a lot - I think I have tried most, but always worth another go. The strange thing is that Logic crashes before even getting in to a blank project, so I can't disable the audio driver or anything.

Thanks for the tips on keeping updated. The machine is running so well right now I am fine to keep it for a while yet, and will keep an eye out on relevant updates to Clover etc.

One thing that has been very cool, is having so many USB ports. For the first time in years I don't have a huge hub hanging off my computer!

 

[SR1200]

@CaseySJ - hey, machine has been running like a dream! Thanks again. I just bought a lacie thunderbolt drive to test out the thunderbolt capability (before i buy more expensive hardware). Got the TB3-2 adaptor, plugged it in. The drive is getting juice but its not showing up in the system info or drive utility. Is there something that has to be done to get TB working using the on board ports. I believe i set my bios to use those ports as TB (not usb). Just wondering if you can point me in the right direction. Thanks again!

 

[CaseySJ]

@CaseySJ - hey, machine has been running like a dream! Thanks again. I just bought a lacie thunderbolt drive to test out the thunderbolt capability (before i buy more expensive hardware). Got the TB3-2 adaptor, plugged it in. The drive is getting juice but its not showing up in the system info or drive utility. Is there something that has to be done to get TB working using the on board ports. I believe i set my bios to use those ports as TB (not usb). Just wondering if you can point me in the right direction. Thanks again!

Hello @SR1200,

What is the model name/number of the LaCie drive?

In BIOS, please double check:

• Thunderbolt Security --> No Security
• GPIO3 Force Pwr --> Enabled

 

[mobi]

More weirdness: USBInjectAll.kext 0.75 doesn't work for me. USB is dead. 0.73 is fine, except for the recurring low power problem,

Any ideas?

I had exactly same problems, fixed going back to 0.71

 

[faithie999]

@CaseySJ -- okay so as part2 of this saga - i was able to restore from backup with a 0.5.6 opencore EFI folder. I used to be able to use your NDK fork EFI folder (0.5.7 OC) and just change the 5 required sections. Now, however, when I use that as my EFI I am getting stuck at boot here. do you know what this means?
(It’s also happening with your normal 0.5.7 opencore file as well)

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I know everyone's machine is different, but on my Aorus Pro after updating to 10.15.4 I had this issue. I found that enabling CSM in BIOS solved the problem.

 

[CaseySJ]

But how do one puts the OS installer files into the installer partition?

If we download the Clover ZIP file instead of the PKG file, we can just unzip and drag-and-drop the files.

 

[nifranza]

If we download the Clover ZIP file instead of the PKG file, we can just unzip and drag-and-drop the files.

Yeah, I get that. I mean how do you get the macOS installer files in the USB thumb drive.

 

[SR1200]

Hello @SR1200,

What is the model name/number of the LaCie drive?

In BIOS, please double check:

• Thunderbolt Security --> No Security
• GPIO3 Force Pwr --> Enabled

LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt USB 3.0 2TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD (STEV2000400)

 

[CaseySJ]

Yeah, I get that. I mean how do you get the macOS installer files in the USB thumb drive.

Alas, discussion of those methods is not permitted on this site. Please see Rules:

• Any posts referencing unapproved installation software, methods, or websites will be deleted. Approved installation methods are as follows: iBoot, UniBeast, createinstallmedia, gibMacOS and OpenCore.